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    PfBlockerNG v2.1 w/TLD

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    • BBcan177B
      BBcan177 Moderator
      last edited by

      The TLD feature is used by pfBlockerNG DNSBL for Domain blocking via the Unbound DNS Resolver.

      When "TLD" is enabled… It checks each Domain to see what the TLD (Top-Level domain) is for each listed Domain in the DNSBL Blacklist Feeds... then if there is one more level, it will block the whole Domain since its the root Domain name....

      When Feeds do not post the Full-Domain, then only the listed Sub-Domains are blocked... 
      ie: ads.yahoo.com  Will ony block that Sub-Domain and not yahoo.com

      Example 1:
      download.101com.com

      com                                - Top-Level Domain
      101com.com                  - Second-level Domain
      download.101com.com  - Third-level Domain

      Example 2:
      example.uk.com

      uk.com                          - Top-Level Domain
      example.uk.com            - Second-Level Domain

      The DNSBL database is located at    /var/unbound/pfb_dnsbl.conf

      When TLD is enabled, in that conf file you will see "transparent" zones, which means its only blocking the actual Domains listed…  None of the Sub-Domains are blocked...

      Scroll down that file, and look for lines that have "redirect" zones, which means its blocking the full Domain and all Sub-Domains…

      You can also block whole TLD(s) like  | cn  |  ru  | pw  |  xyz  | etc…. Option also exist to Whitelist specific Domains when the whole TLD is being blocked.

      The following Unbound documentation has additional detail on the "Local-zone" configuration:
          https://unbound.net/documentation/unbound.conf.html

      "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

      Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
      Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
      Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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        someuser123
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        YeY ;D :D :) ;) huge update, awesomeness cant wait for this update, thanks for all your hard work….

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          brandur
          last edited by

          Sounds like a very exciting update :D
          Thank you

          SG-4860 w/128GB SSD & 8GB RAM

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          • PippinP
            Pippin
            last edited by

            Very nice addition, chapeau 8)

            I gloomily came to the ironic conclusion that if you take a highly intelligent person and give them the best possible, elite education, then you will most likely wind up with an academic who is completely impervious to reality.
            Halton Arp

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              pftdm007
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              Cant wait for this update to roll out!!!!!

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                zerodamage
                last edited by

                Is this available to install now?  I am only showing version 2.0.17 for update.  I uninstalled hoping maybe I would then see the updated version but it's still not there.

                As a matter of fact, it says "Not Ready" in the update window when trying to install or update it now.  I now do not have it installed and am not able to install it but my system says it is installed.

                It actually did install but only to version 2.0.17.  Is that right?

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                • BBcan177B
                  BBcan177 Moderator
                  last edited by

                  https://twitter.com/pfsense/status/755227123187449856

                  "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                  Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                  Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                  • BBcan177B
                    BBcan177 Moderator
                    last edited by

                    The latest version of pfBlockerNG  v2.1.1_1  has been reviewed and merged into pfSense 2.3.3 Dev. If your on the 2.3.3 Snapshots, its available to be installed now.

                    I believe that the Devs will merge it for pfSense 2.3.2 shortly, so stay tuned for the update.

                    If you have any questions or Feedback, please let me know….

                    Please Read the instructions in the DNSBL tab for the new TLD feature before enabling it.
                    Once enabled, follow that with a "Force Reload - DNSBL".

                    Review any MaxMind GeoIP settings, since there have been significant changes with the upgrade to GeoLite2.

                    Note: If you have less than 5GB of RAM and you have added the Bambenek DGA DNSBL Feed, please move that to the last entry in the DNSBL Feeds. Since that feed is quite large (700k+ Domains), its best to allow TLD to process the other Feeds first before hitting the max TLD Domain limit.  (http://osint.bambenekconsulting.com/feeds/dga-feed.gz).

                    "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                    Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                    Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                    Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                      f34rinc
                      last edited by

                      Nice work BBcan177  :D  setup blocking of .ru as a test and it works.

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                        DownloadDeviant
                        last edited by

                        THANKS! Can't wait! Good stuff….great work...and thanks for helping us dumb dumbs  :P here and over at Reddit!

                        PS - is there a quick n dirty way to test PFBNG to be sure you've generally set it up correctly? Like going to a website and not seeing ads, etc.?

                        System: pfSense 2.4.3p1 - ZFS CPU: AMD Athlon 5350 (Kabini) MOBO: ASRock AM1H-ITX HD: 60GB SSD Patriot Inferno RAM: G.SKILL 8GB DDR3 2133 NIC: Intel I350-T2 PS: Lite-On 75W AC PACKAGES: Cron, NUT

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                          mauroman33
                          last edited by

                          Thank you so much for this fantastic work!!!

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                          • BBcan177B
                            BBcan177 Moderator
                            last edited by

                            @DownloadDeviant:

                            THANKS! Can't wait! Good stuff….great work...and thanks for helping us dumb dumbs  :P here and over at Reddit!

                            PS - is there a quick n dirty way to test PFBNG to be sure you've generally set it up correctly? Like going to a website and not seeing ads, etc.?

                            Thanks… Are you on the latest 2.1.1_1 version?  Haven't heard much feedback yet, so not sure if many have installed it yet...

                            Not sure what sites are the worst for ADs... but yahoo is probably up there....

                            @mauroman33:

                            Thank you so much for this fantastic work!!!

                            Thanks!

                            "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                            Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                            Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                            Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                              DownloadDeviant
                              last edited by

                              @BBcan177:

                              Thanks… Are you on the latest 2.1.1_1 version?  Haven't heard much feedback yet, so not sure if many have installed it yet...

                              Not sure what sites are the worst for ADs... but yahoo is probably up there....

                              I'm still on 2.0.17. I've slowed down my updating a bit since I've had some snags and had to rebuild 3 times in the past 7 weeks. Two were my fault…lol I thought I had router plugged into the battery port on the UPS but didn't...storm hit...lost power...pf went corrupt. Sooooooooo, I'm a bit worn out on tampering right now. lol That said, I'll probably upgrade it this weekend.

                              Yahoo it is then. I'm very new to pfBNG so I need to learn it and get comfortable. I don't want to get  too aggressive. I just want it to serve as a companion for my Firefox plugins and to help keep my girlfriend protected.

                              System: pfSense 2.4.3p1 - ZFS CPU: AMD Athlon 5350 (Kabini) MOBO: ASRock AM1H-ITX HD: 60GB SSD Patriot Inferno RAM: G.SKILL 8GB DDR3 2133 NIC: Intel I350-T2 PS: Lite-On 75W AC PACKAGES: Cron, NUT

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                                someuser123
                                last edited by

                                pfBlockerNG-2.1.1_1 is working like charm, On 2.3.3-DEVELOPMENT (amd64) no issues.

                                TLD Blacklist is really handy, Thanks BBcan177

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                                • BBcan177B
                                  BBcan177 Moderator
                                  last edited by

                                  Here are the links for Malware Corpus Tracker which can be used w/ pfBlockerNG DNSBL:

                                  Site:
                                  http://track.h3x.eu/about/400

                                  Available Feeds:
                                  https://tracker.h3x.eu/api/sites_1month.php
                                  https://tracker.h3x.eu/api/sites_1week.php
                                  https://tracker.h3x.eu/api/sites_1day.php
                                  https://tracker.h3x.eu/api/sites_1hour.php

                                  DO NOT Select all of these Feeds. You should pick only one Feed. For example: the "1Month" will include the "1Week/1Day/1Hour".

                                  [ Edit - change to https ]

                                  Twitter:
                                  https://twitter.com/h3x2b

                                  "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                  Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                  Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                  Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                    ntct
                                    last edited by

                                    Hi BBcan177,

                                    I can't update h3x feed from available feeds list in pfBlockerNG v2.1.

                                    It show below.

                                    [ h3x ]			 Downloading update .. 200 OK
                                     Remote timestamp missing 
                                     No Domains Found
                                    

                                    And I can't let TLD Exclusion List working. Can you give a example or check it works?

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                                    • RonpfSR
                                      RonpfS
                                      last edited by

                                      @ntct:

                                      Hi BBcan177,

                                      I can't update h3x feed from available feeds list in pfBlockerNG v2.1.

                                      It show below.

                                      [ h3x ]			 Downloading update .. 200 OK
                                       Remote timestamp missing 
                                       No Domains Found
                                      

                                      Same here

                                      @ntct:

                                      And I can't let TLD Exclusion List working. Can you give a example or check it works?

                                      Did you do a Force Reload after changing the list ?

                                      2.4.5-RELEASE-p1 (amd64)
                                      Intel Core2 Quad CPU Q8400 @ 2.66GHz 8GB
                                      Backup 0.5_5, Bandwidthd 0.7.4_4, Cron 0.3.7_5, pfBlockerNG-devel 3.0.0_16, Status_Traffic_Totals 2.3.1_1, System_Patches 1.2_5

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                                        hulleyrob
                                        last edited by

                                        [ 1month ]		 Downloading update .. 200 OK
                                          Remote timestamp missing 
                                         No Domains Found
                                        
                                        [ 1week ]		 Downloading update [ 07/30/16 12:31:20 ] .. 200 OK
                                          Remote timestamp missing 
                                         No Domains Found
                                        
                                        [ 1day ]		 Downloading update .. 200 OK
                                          Remote timestamp missing 
                                         No Domains Found
                                        
                                        [ 1hour ]		 Downloading update .. 200 OK
                                          Remote timestamp missing 
                                         No Domains Found
                                        

                                        Me three, anyone post how exactly you get these list working?

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                                        • BBcan177B
                                          BBcan177 Moderator
                                          last edited by

                                          Here is a patch to fix the H3X Feed…  Sorry about that  ...

                                          @BBcan177:

                                          Here are the links for Malware Corpus Tracker which can be used w/ pfBlockerNG DNSBL:

                                          UPDATE:

                                          Guess the internal QA testing didn't work too well when I tested this Feed.
                                          Please follow these instructions below to patch the code to get the following feed to parse:

                                          Edit     /usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc

                                          Goto Line 3368 which contains the following:

                                          $h3x_feed = TRUE;
                                          

                                          Reference:
                                          https://github.com/pfsense/FreeBSD-ports/blob/devel/net/pfSense-pkg-pfBlockerNG/files/usr/local/pkg/pfblockerng/pfblockerng.inc#L3368

                                          and add the following line after line 3368:

                                          $liteparser = TRUE;
                                          

                                          Then follow that with a    "Force Update"

                                          "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                          Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                          Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                          Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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                                          • BBcan177B
                                            BBcan177 Moderator
                                            last edited by

                                            @ntct:

                                            And I can't let TLD Exclusion List working. Can you give a example or check it works?

                                            Can you provide more detail about what you're trying to accomplish?

                                            "Experience is something you don't get until just after you need it."

                                            Website: http://pfBlockerNG.com
                                            Twitter: @BBcan177  #pfBlockerNG
                                            Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/pfBlockerNG/new/

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